Smyrna times., 1887-12-28


CONTINUATION of the Great Bargain
Sale at L. A. Cotton's. Dress Goods.
Linens, Coats, Wraps, Holiday Goods.
Handkerchiefs, Mufflers, Scarfs.
Splashers, Ladies' Kid and Cashmere
Gloves, Hosiery, Hoods, Toboggans,
Caps, Fur Trimmings and Mutfs, at L.
A. COtton's, Smyrna, Del. T
REV. HOWARD T. QU1GG, of Waynes.
borough has been so unfortunate as to
lose his wife (well known to MANY of
OF our people from her visits to the NJ.
h. Parsonage here during its occu-
pancy by Rev. J. B. Quigg,) and the
remains were carried to MiddletOWn
yesterday for burial. She was sister
of Jefferson Ford of that place.
AN incident of the season was the
presentation by her class of ten young
men of the NJ. E. Sunday School, to
Mrs. L.. A. Cotton of their pictures in a
group-a Christmas present, a surprise
as it was, of especial pleasure, because
OF the memorable laws of business pur-
suits, they may be ere long widely
scattered. The group was taken by J.
NJ. South of our photograph gallery,
and Is a most excellent picture, each
outline as distinct as an Individual
likeness.
A CORRESPONDENT writing from
Smyrna says that there is some talk
among the farmers here who grow to-
matoes of uniting to ask a higher price
for tomatoes during the coming season.
six dollars per ton is the price that has
been paid heretofore, which amount
the growers claim does not renumerate
them for the expense of growing and
delivering them. Those growers who
had turkeys to run in their patches did
not suffer from worms, as it is claimed
that turkeys do not touch the tomatoes
but Keep the vines clear of worms.
We continue the offer of the Phila-
delphia Weekly Press and the SMYRNA
TINES both for one year for $500 in
advance. For one wanting to keen IN
with the news of the day but hasn't
time to read the dailies, this is the best
combination possible-the one giving
full digest of the news of the world
at large, and the other of the commu-
nifty, State and Peninsula. For those
desiring Democratic metropolitan
weekly we can furnish them the New
York Weekly Star and the TIMES for
S2.25. Or wanting sprightly agricul-
tural monthly, we can furnish them
the Orchard and Garden and the TIMES
for S1.9O in advance.
THE Baltimore Sun in announcing
that GOv.-elect jackson, Senator VIII
son and John Walter Smith. of SNOW
Hill, were in that city on Thursday to
take their daughters home from school
for the holidays, says the daughter of
the latter was asked by letter from her
parents if she would like to spend the
holidays in Baltimore. She replied
that she would not stay away from
home " for a million of dollars % Her
father went on at once. This was
about the size of it" with the follow
ing young folks off to school from this
town, now at home enjoying the hol-
days: Miss Ethel H. Cooper, Miss
Minnie Reed, Miss Fannie VanGasken.
A. w. Cummins, Harry g. Budd. Frank
II. Bailey, Clarence B. Raymond, Alex.
q. Cummins, Jr., VIM. W. Wharton
and Allen Cunningham.
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SEVERAL lads took the risk yester-
day which has so often before been
taken with fatal results, of crossing the
ice before it is strong enough to bear
with safety. Thus, in crossing the
millpond yesterday one or two hundred
yards above the dam, when about the
middle Of the pond the ice suddenly
gave way under Roland Bell. the beav-
lest Of the four, and and let him down
in the water. In the descent, however
he threw out both arms which acted as
supports on either side, thus prevent
ing him from going under the ice. In
this condition he tried to spring up on
the ice but it broke before him, and for
the same reason the others could not
gather around him to pull him out for
fear Of breaking in likewise. One Of
the party who had remained on shore.
ran to the Presbyterian cemetery. tore
of a board Of The fence, which was
pushed out to him and on which he
mounted and escaped from his perilous
position. Jay Smith and George and
Howard Taylor of party Of smaller
boys the same morning, up near the
head Of the pond, also broke through
the ice and were precipitated IN the
water, but were able to spring out on
the Ice because their weight did not |
break the ice before them. But IN
either case it was taking entirely too
much rick,
Over 100 Farms Tor sale, together
with some desirable town property and |